green\ around\ the\ gills
- green\ around\ the\ gills
• green around the gills
• pale around the gills
• blue around the gills
green around the gills
adj. phr. slang
Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated.
Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills.
The car almost hit Mary crossing the street, and she was pale around the gills because it came so close.
- Also used with other prepositions besides "around", as "about", "at", "under", and with other colors, as "blue", "pink", "yellow", "white".
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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green around the gills — If someone looks green around the gills, they look ill … The small dictionary of idiomes
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green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… … Dictionary of American idioms
green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… … Dictionary of American idioms
green around the gills — If someone looks green around the gills, they look ill. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
green around the gills — Go to blue around the gills … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
green around the gills — green around (or at) the gills (of a person) sickly looking … Useful english dictionary
be green around the gills — be green about/around the gills humorous to look ill, as if you are going to vomit. He was out drinking last night, was he? I thought he looked a bit green about the gills this morning … New idioms dictionary
blue\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… … Словарь американских идиом
pale\ around\ the\ gills — • green around the gills • pale around the gills • blue around the gills See: green around the gills adj. phr. slang Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough,… … Словарь американских идиом
